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How Equanimity Powers Love
True equanimity, says Kaira Jewel Lingo, is not in any way detached or uncaring—it's inclusive, and loving, and the foundation for spiritual courage.
Lucidity Without Limit
Dream yoga, says Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, is a practice of changing our waking life. He shares the four foundational practices of this powerful mind training.
Excerpt: Seeking the Ox
Read an excerpt of Welcoming Beginner’s Mind by Gaylon Ferguson, courtesy of its publisher, Shambhala Publications.
Moving Beyond Subjectivity to Awakening
According to Shin Buddhist priest Rev. José M. Tirado, we must transcend our regular subjective-objective perspective in order to awaken and see things as they truly are.
Review: Welcoming Beginner’s Mind: Zen and Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature
Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D. on Gaylon Ferguson’s new book and its fresh take on Zen’s famous “10 Oxherding Pictures.”
Healing the Broken Body of Sangha
Ruth King presents five ways we can address racial ignorance and division to help ourselves and our sanghas become whole.
In the Moments of Non-Awakening
Larry Yang takes an honest look at what it means to be a dharma teacher who hasn’t been, and doesn’t imagine ever being, enlightened.
Hope for the Hopeless
Rev. Blayne Higa on the founder of Shin Buddhism’s “spiritual insight of imperfection and radical acceptance.” It can lead us to the ultimate realization of buddhanature.
Awareness, from the Moment You Wake Up
We’re often encouraged to bring meditation “off the cushion” and into our everyday lives—Sayadaw U Tejaniya shows us what that really looks like.
Watch: Peter Coyote talks “Stumbling” on the Zen Path
Peter Coyote looks back at his life in the arts, activism, politics, and Zen.
Sexual Awakening: Buddhists Talk About Intimacy, Issues, and Embodiment
Aiming to shed light into this often-overlooked aspect of spiritual life, Emma Markham reflects on her conversations with practitioners about Buddhism and sexuality.
Venerating Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva by Engaging the World
According to An Tran, reciting the Twelve Aspiration Prayers of Avalokitesvara encourages us to engage with the world as part of our practice, so that we may become instruments of the buddhas of this world, helping ease the suffering of beings and our environment.
What Buddhists Can Do About Earth’s Challenging Next Ten Years
John H. Negru on why, in our unprecedented era, we must engage in the liberating act of awakening to interdependence together.
Who Was Patrul Rinpoche?
Matthieu Ricard provides a glimpse into the life of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most revered spiritual teachers in Tibetan history.
A Radiance of Nuns
Tsunma Sherab Khandro attended March’s Alliance of Non-Himalayan Nuns’ Gathering in Dharamsala, India. Here, she shares her experience and her perspective on the many challenges today’s nuns are faced with as they strive to uphold their vows, including lack of community and financial support.
Is the Guru Model Broken?
Pema Khandro Rinpoche, Lama Rod Owens, Lama Rigzin Drolma, and Lobsang Rapgay discuss the guru model in the Tibetan tradition, in which the teacher is central to the path.
Bodhisattva, What Color is Your Neck?
When it comes to right speech, can Buddhist practitioner Ching Pan follow the example of Green-Necked Avalokitesvara? Could you?
Remembering Tibetologist Jeffrey Hopkins
As reported here last week, the important Tibetologist and translator, Jeffrey Hopkins, died on July 1. Here, Buddhist teacher Anne C. Klein (Lama Rigzin Drolma) shares a personal reflection of her dear friend and colleague.
Talking with Namchak Foundation about their unique “Compassion In Action” Fellows Program
In this video conversation, Namchak Foundation’s Jessica Larson and Marissa Fornaro speak to the Buddhadharma editorial team about their “Compassion in Action” Fellows Program and who can benefit from it.
Meet a Teacher: Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön
In this conversation with Buddhadharma’s deputy editor, Mariana Restrepo, Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön discusses the interconnectedness of her personal experience, her role as a dharma teacher and translator, and how these different facets are integrated into her dharma practice.